Hackers Impersonate ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity AI Bots to Hunt for Passwords and API Keys
The campaign ran from late September to late October, impersonating 32 AI bot identities to scan for exposed secrets across multiple industries.
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Attacker spoofed OpenAI and other AI bots to scan for secrets
One actor reached 48% of Cequence-protected organizations that saw AI bot traffic on one October day; nearly all requests failed.
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Musician sent to prison for $10 million streaming fraud using AI bots
North Carolina musician Michael Smith got 18 months for a $10 million AI-bot streaming royalty fraud.
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Can Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince save the web from AI?
Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince says AI bots exceed half of web traffic and discusses pay-for-access controls.
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Bots with good manners are better at fooling people on social media
Surfshark's study of 1,722 participants found people detect only 40% of AI bots on social media, with polite, positive bots hardest to identify.
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